Poway’s Civic Center Drive reopens

POWAY -- Civic Center Drive reopened Monday afternoon to trafficin all directions, including a new segment that connects PowayCommunity Park to Poway Road, city officials said.

Construction of the new road section began earlier this year.The project extended Civic Center Drive west past the park andnorth to Poway Road.

Access to the park and the Weingart Senior Center is stillavailable via Poway Road and Bowron Road. The Poway Library’sparking lot can now be entered from the new north-south segment ofCivic Center Drive as well as Bowron Road.

Construction activities are expected to continue on the roadthrough mid-October. The work is not expected to affect trafficflow, and no further street closures are planned, city officialssaid Monday.